Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1985

South Africa
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.50 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,200,048 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.50
Births
1,200,048
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
35,042,093
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.80.5%9,095
15-1991.710.2%160,570
20-24218.724.3%349,527
25-29231.925.7%322,480
30-34177.719.7%203,543
35-3999.011.0%94,983
40-4463.37.0%50,889
45-4912.91.4%8,524
50-540.80.1%437